spouted

past tense of spout

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spouted That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday. Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026 There are two areas in my garden where fern asparagus has been growing for more than four decades, having first spouted from seeds that had been deposited, no doubt, by birds. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026 Kirk often spouted toxic right-wing rhetoric, including anti-gay and Islamophobic views, as well as antisemitic conspiracy theories. Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Management claimed that the refund was already being processed when the customer became verbally aggressive and then the situation escalated when the customer allegedly spouted explicit death threats at the employee. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026 One time that Sanford spouted off about his grievances against the church was at a wedding 13 years ago, one of the friends said. Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 The other 41% of the posts spouted antisemitic abuse, such as dehumanization of Jewish people or attacks on their character. Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 Fireworks spouted directly beyond the stage where the president and others spoke, which had online critics questioning the need for them. Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025 Hot disputes between nations over cross-border water have lately spouted like geysers. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouted
Verb
  • Ever since Freestyle began popping up in restaurants and movie theaters, the dispensers have poured more than 67 billion 8-ounce servings of beverages; Coke has been able to track them all, thanks to the equipment’s real-time data collection.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Tributes poured in for Wright over the weekend, highlighting his masterful performances playing often wounded, complex characters.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile in Boston, England huffed and puffed but could not blow Ghana away.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
    Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • There was a pause, as a room full of songwriters — the event was specifically for the Recording Academy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing — erupted into laughter.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The move further escalates a trade war with the United States' northern neighbor that erupted after negotiations between the two countries collapsed over the weekend.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The baby was last, which might have been why doctors were able to briefly restart a heartbeat once he was rushed to the hospital after his father returned home.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Security cameras on the Chinese side of the border captured people running from a wall of debris as floodwaters rushed through a border crossing, sweeping away vehicles and buildings.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Pirates reliever Camilo Doval pitched one inning of scoreless relief in the sixth before being ejected.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Cal Raleigh delivered the big blow with a game-tying three-run home run in the second inning, followed by Brendan Donovan’s go-ahead RBI single three batters later, aided by a controversial balk call that led to manager Craig Counsell being ejected.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The way the sun streamed through her window gave her strength on many a difficult day.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • So does Kevin Reddington, the formidable defense attorney who is representing Clancy in her criminal trial, taking place in Plymouth, which is being live-streamed on the Internet and heavily covered on local news.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The attorney general's office on Thursday formally charged Fernando Farias, a high-ranking officer who was expelled last week from Argentina, with fuel smuggling.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, students who should have been suspended, expelled, or otherwise held accountable for dangerous or disruptive behavior remained in the classroom.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Around 74,000 years ago, a caldera on what is now Sumatra emptied thousands of cubic kilometers of magma in about two weeks, roughly a thousand times more than Mount Pinatubo spewed out in 1991.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Early Tuesday morning, the volcano spewed lava that reached a height of about 300 meters (984 feet), triggering red alerts, evacuations, a highway’s closure, and the suspension of classes in three departments.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Spouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouted. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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